OCP Africa, a subsidiary of OCP Group OCP Africa, has committed N10 million to the Brightest University Fund. The company announced an N100m crowdfunding campaign for the top 81 high school students studying agricultural science in Nigeria. A statement on Sunday noted the fund would be disbursed transparently, to provide scholarship opportunities to the best…
Zenith Bank Plc has announced its audited results for the year ended December 31, 2023, achieving a remarkable triple-digit growth of 125% in gross earnings from NGN945.6 billion reported in 2022 to NGN2.132 trillion in 2023. According to the audited financial results for the 2023 financial year presented to the Nigerian Exchange (NGX), this impressive triple-digit…
In a country with short-lived corporate excellence and a handful of centenary companies, hitting 130 years is undoubtedly a significant milestone for Nigeria’s premier financial institution, FirstBank. GEOFF IYATSE writes. Experience, they say, comes with age. Nothing else aptly defines the consistent growth of First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank) and its consistent reinvention as the conscience…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, on Tuesday, declared that a tugboat conveying suspected illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil, popularly called diesel, has been by operatives of Tantita Security Services Limited. NNPCL said the tugboat was being escorted by a marine police boat in Rivers State before it was arrested by the security outfit, adding…
First City Monument Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to sustainable manufacturing by financing the newly inaugurated dried fruit manufacturing plant of Nature’s Bounty Health Products Limited in Abeokuta, Ogun State. A statement from the firm, which trades as ReelFruit, indicated that FCMB financed the 800-metric-ton manufacturing plant while affirming Nature’s Bounty’s commitment to large-scale production…
The shareholders of Zenith Bank would get about N109.88bn as dividends for the 2023 financial year. This was disclosed in the annual report, which was filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Monday. Announcing the dividends, the bank, which is in the process of transitioning into a holding company, said, “The Board of Directors, pursuant…
Wema Bank Plc saw its deposits grow by 59.65 per cent to N1.86tn in 2023 from N1.16tn in the previous year. According to the lender’s full-year 2023 audited financial statement filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited, its profit before tax improved by 196 per cent to N43.59bn from N14.75bn in 2022 and return on equity…
Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc has announced a N609.3bn profit before tax for the 2023 financial year. According to its audited consolidated and separate financial statements filed with the Nigerian Exchange Group and London Stock Exchange on Monday, PBT increased by 184.5 per cent from N214.2bn reported in the previous year. GTCO is one of…
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria have great potentials and opportunities to earn foreign exchange (forex) if their products are well branded and packaged to meet international standards. Managing Director/Chief Executive, Export and Sell Limited, Nduka Udeh made this submission in his presentation titled: Earning FX By Exporting to USA and Canada, delivered at…
